This trip ends with a transfer to the Puerto Maldonado Airport for your departing flight.

Trip Segment or Complete Package?

This trip is a complete packaged trip for the Amazon. We can also help you add to your journey with trips to Machu Picchu and Cusco, the Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca, or the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Depending on your flights, you may also need to spend the night in Lima and we can help you arrange these services.

Posada Amazonas is located within the territory of the Infierno Community. It is built within the 2,000-hectare private communal reserve, which in turn is directly adjacent to the Tambopata National Reserve. Visitors can paddle a catamaran around the oxbow lakes near Posada Amazonas in search of families of playful giant river otters.

Parrot Clay Licks
Less than one kilometer from Posada Amazonas are two parrot clay licks. The noise level and superb photography at this distance complements the increased diversity and abundance of parrots experienced at the famous clay lick at the Tambopata Research Center.

Canopy Tower
A 35-meter metal tower provides safe and effortless access to the canopy: visitors walk up a bannistered staircase, stopping to rest and inspect the canopy on any of the tower’s 20 platforms.

Night Walks
Ask your guide about opportunities for night walks. After dinner, groups will take short hikes on trails searching for frogs and nocturnal mammals. These outings provide the best opportunities for macrophotography of insects and frogs.

Cutural Interaction
Most of the staff and a few of the guides are community members with whom you’ll be able to share stories and anecdotes. On guided walks you will learn from community members the way in which they utilize forest resources in everyday life.

LOCAL PROVIDER: RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS

Rainforest Expeditions is a Peruvian Ecotourism company. Since 1989 its guests and lodges have added value to standing tropical rain forest turning it into a competitive alternative to unsustainable economic uses.

Arrival & Reception by Guide
Our guides are biologists, tourism professionals, or community members. Unless noted otherwise, our guides speak English. We assign guides at 10:1 ratio in Posada Amazonas. This means groups smaller than 10 people will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would like a private guide or a guide in a language other than English please let us know.

Transfer Airport to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and driven 10 minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest, you will be asked to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at the headquarters for safe deposit. This helps keep the boats and cargo light.

Transfer Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to Tambopata River Port
Skirting Puerto Maldonado, you will take a 20-kilometer drive to the Tambopata River Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is a communal business.

Transfer Boat – Tambopata River Port to Posada Amazonas
The 45-minute boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Posada Amazonas will take you into the Community´s Primary Forest Private Reserve.

Orientation
Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips.

Canopy Tower
A 20-minute walk from Posada Amazonas leads to the 30-meter scaffolding canopy tower. A staircase with bannisters running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to you.

Ecotourism Lecture
A daily presentation on the Infierno ecotourism project is available every night from a staff member. (Lunch, Dinner)

Tres Chimbadas Oxbow Lake
Tres Chimbadas is 30 minutes by boat and 45 minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters (seen by 60 percent of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Otters are most active from dawn to 8 or 9 a.m.

Parrot Clay Lick
This clay lick is only a 20-minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From a blind located about 20 meters away you will see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a river bank. Species such as Mealy and Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend at this clay lick. The clay lick is active at dawn, during the late mornings and mid-afternoons.

Ethnobotanical Tour
A 20-minute boat drive downriver leads you to a trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected plants.

Night Walk
You will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 3: Departure

Transfer Boat – Posada Amazonas to Tambopata River Port
Transfer Tambopata River Port to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters
Transfer Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to AirportYou retrace the river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, the headquarters and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures. (Breakfast)

Arrival & Reception by Guide
Our guides are biologists, tourism professionals, or community members. Unless noted otherwise, our guides speak English. We assign guides at 10:1 ratio in Posada Amazonas. This means groups smaller than 10 people will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would like a private guide or a guide in a language other than English please let us know.

Transfer Airport to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, you will be welcomed at the airport and driven 10 minutes to the Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest, you will be asked to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest in safe deposit. This helps keep the boats and cargo light.

Transfer Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to Tambopata River Port
Skirting Puerto Maldonado, you are driven 20 kilometers to the Tambopata River Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is a communal business.

Transfer Boat – Tambopata River Port to Posada Amazonas
The 45-minute boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Posada Amazonas will take you into the Community´s Primary Forest Private Reserve.

Orientation
Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips.

Canopy Tower
A 20-minute walk from Posada Amazonas leads to the 30-meter scaffolding canopy tower. A staircase with bannisters running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. From atop you obtain spectacular views of the vast expanses of standing forest cut by the Tambopata River winding through the middle. Now and then toucans, parrots or macaws are seen flying against the horizon, or mixed species canopy flocks land in the treetop next to you.

Ecotourism Lecture
A daily presentation on the Infierno ecotourism project is available every night from a staff member. (Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 2: Tres Chimbadas, Ethnobotanical Tour, Night Walk

Tres Chimbadas Oxbow Lake
Tres Chimbadas is 30 minutes by boat and 45 minutes hiking from Posada Amazonas. Once there you will paddle around the lake in a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters (seen by 60 percent of our lake visitors) and other lakeside wildlife such as caiman, hoatzin and horned screamers. Otters are most active from dawn to 8 or 9 a.m.

Ethnobotanical Tour
A 20-minute boat drive downriver leads you to a trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients who choose their little clinic. They have produced a trail which explains the different medicinal (and other) uses of selected plants.

Night Walk
You will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but rarely seen. Much easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 3: Parrot Clay Lick, Ceiba Trail Hike, Farm Visit

Parrot Clay Lick
This clay lick is only a 20-minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From a blind located about 20 meters away you will see dozens of parrots and parakeets descend on most clear mornings to ingest the clay on a river bank. Species such as Mealy and Yellow- headed Amazon, Blue-headed Parrot and Dusky headed Parakeet descend at this clay lick. The clay lick is active at dawn, during the late mornings and mid-afternoons.

Ceiba Trail Hike
You leave from the lobby at Posada Amazonas and embark on a two-hour hike crowned by the largest tree in the vicinity: a giant ceiba tree. During the hike we will focus on the natural history of the rain forest and its principal taxonomic groups.

Farm Visit
A 30-minute boat drive downriver takes us to the most complete farm in the community of Infierno. The owner grows a diverse variety of popular and unknown Amazon crops. In his garden, just about every plant and tree serves a purpose. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 4: Departure

Transfer Boat – Posada Amazonas to Tambopata River Port
Transfer Tambopata River Port to Pto Maldonado Headquarters
Transfer Puerto Maldonado Headquarters to Airport
We retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, our office and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures. (Breakfast)

travel logistics

Getting To and From the Trip:

You need to arrive at the Puerto Maldonado Airport between 12:00pm and 1:00pm on Day 1 of this trip. The recommended flights are LAN 2075 or Avianca Airlines 809. Nearly all flights to Puerto Maldonado route through Cusco. If you arrive earlier, you will have a long wait at the airport. If you arrive later, you will miss the group departure to the lodge.

On the last day of your trip, you will need a flight that departs the Puerto Maldonado Airport 1:00pm or later. The recommend flights are LAN 2076 or Avianca 808. Do not book a return flight that leaves earlier than 1:00pm as you will not make it to the airport in time to check in.

If you are arriving in Puerto Maldonado by bus, you will need to arrive the day before your trip begins and spend the night in Puerto Maldonado. We can help you arrange a hotel upon request. If you are departing Puerto Maldonado by bus, you may need to overnight in town. We can help you arrange a hotel upon request.

We do not sell international or domestic Peru airfare but partner with a flight specialty company, Exito Travel, who can arrange all of your flights for you, simplifying the process of this part of your trip.

Trip Start: This trip starts with your arrival at the Puerto Maldonado Airport.

Trip End: This trip ends with a transfer to the Puerto Maldonado Airport for your departing flight.

Complete Your Trip

This is a trip segment for a longer trip in Peru. But it is a complete package for visiting the Peruvian Amazon. All services are included from your arrival at the Puerto Maldonado Airport to your drop off at the Puerto Maldonado Airport.

You have to go to Machu Picchu while you are in Peru! You can round out your adventure by taking 5 to 8 days before or after this trip to experience Cusco and Machu Picchu. We have hotel and other adventure packages that you can add on to this trip to make it easy to get exactly what you want.

International and domestic Peru flights are not included, but can be booked through our travel partner Exito Travel. Depending on your flight schedule, you may need to overnight in Lima. We can help you arrange a hotel and transfer services if this is necessary.

We can also help you add to your journey with trips to Machu Picchu, Cusco, Lake Titicaca, the Colca Canyon, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, or any other destination in South America.

Carbon Neutrality: Truly responsible tourism is one that leaves the places we visit better than we find them. For just $12.00 you can make this journey carbon neutral and support communities to care and restore the Amazonian forests.

Children Discount: 20% discount for children under 12 years old who are sharing a triple or quadruple room with their parents. Does not apply when sharing a single or double room.

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Trip Dates:

Trip departures are everyday, pending availability.

Family Trip Dates:

There are no departures specifically for families, but this is an awesome trip to take your family on! Young kids will love the amazing wildlife. Families can join any departure.

Community Owned – Posada Amazonas is owned by the indigenous Ese-Eja community of Infierno and managed in partnership with Rainforest Expeditions, Posada Amazonas is located within the Ese-Eja’s communal reserve, next to the Tambopata National Reserve.

Natural Construction – An airy lodge built from traditional materials such as wood, palm fronds and clay.

Rooms – 30 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, and a common area including for dining. Bedrooms are separated from one another by light cane fencing, with drapes instead of doors. Rooms are private but not soundproof.

Electricity– A generator is turned on once a day to recharge batteries for guests or lodge facilities. At night it is very dark, so we recommend good flashlights. Light is provided by numerous kerosene lamps and candles

Mosquito Nets – All rooms have mosquito nets on beds, bedside tables and a rack of clothes hangers.

Jungle Views – Bedrooms open out onto the surrounding rainforest, allowing guests to enjoy this unique ecosystem even on their downtime, with wild animals, including monkeys, often visible from the lodge.

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